Well, what an amazing few months it has been! Summer is over, and we are quickly moving towards the winter!

EUROPEAN TOUR * THE DEAD SOUTH

Once again, the fellas and myself are headed overseas for another jam packed, fun filled, mostly sold out European tour. This tour sees us in different countries we have never played before, and we are stoked!!! Check out the tour dates here to see where I'll be! It'd be great to see you across the pond if you find yourself over here!

BANJO BABES

I have been graciously asked to join the ladies of the Banjo Babes community to be on the upcoming 2018 Banjo Babes Calendar and Compilation CD. It is a great honour to be included with 11 other banjo playing gals from across the world! Who doesn't need a calendar? Who doesn't need a new album of amazing banjo music? Check out the link below or purchase directly from my site.You won't be disappointed!! https://banjobabescalendar.com

NEW MUSIC VIDEO

At the beginning of October, The Dead South played a show in the small town of Kuroki, SK, a place near and dear to our fearless leader and guitar player Nate Hilts. The show was amazing, and we began shooting a new music video to the song "Boots". Stay tuned, I think it'll turn out to be quite the production!

Creative Saskatchewan Rocks!!! I gratefully acknowledge the funding Creative Saskatchewan has provided to me for my 2017 Western Canadian Tour. Their support and belief in me has given me the added boost I need to continue to bring my band on the road, and to bring you folks my music!! They are an amazing organization Saskatchewan is blessed to have!!

This tour was made possible through Culture on the Go funding provided to Creative Saskatchewan by Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport.

Well, isn't this exciting!! I have the honour of joining 12 other amazing banjo playing gals on the 2017 Edition of the Banjo Babes Calendar! For ordering information check out the link below. And fret not, I am in September, so if you are late in ordering, you still have months before my month expires. A BONUS of the calendar is that it comes with a 12 SONG COMPILATION CD that features a song from each of the featured artists.

I gratefully acknowledge the funding Creative Saskatchewan has provided to me for both the album "It Ain't What It Seems", and for the 2016 Western Canadian Tour. Thei support and belief in me has given me the added boost I needed to make this launch successful, and they are an amazing organization Saskatchewan is blessed to have!!

This CD Release tour was made possible through Culture on the Go funding provided to Creative Saskatchewan by Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport.

Due to extenuating circumstances, I have the opportunity to hit the road with The Dead South for their CD RELEASE TOUR- ILLUSION AND DOUBT across Western Canada! I am very excited to be on the road with these rambunctious fellas, and have been working hard on perfecting my kick-drum-banjo-playing skills. This tour sees us all throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia!! Check out my tour dates for more details!

Eliza Doyle’s new album, It Ain’t What It Seems, takes a more serious and intimate approach than some of her past work as a high-energy banjo player. The songs on It Ain’t What It Seems have been written over a period of years, but didn’t really fit into Doyle’s stage show at the time. Now she’s taking the time to let these songs shine.

Elize Doyle plays banjo, guitar, dobro, and sings on the album, which has given her lease to explore the musical expression of some of the lyrical ideas on the album. Themes like personal struggle, the unknowns of travelling, and lost love. It Ain’t What It Seems looks through the eyes of someone taking on the world by themselves, celebrating the freedom and empowerment that comes with that bold task.

Artist Biography:

When Eliza Doyle’s car broke down in Nashville in 2015, she found herself happily stuck in Music City. The venerable Saskatchewan banjo player and singer/songwriter had stopped in to see a festival and ended up enjoying an extended stay, playing in bars and meeting all manner of talented musicians. Having been on sabbatical to follow her muse anyway, it seemed like fate urging her to keep on the well-worn path to musical fulfillment.

Doyle has had a fifteen-year career in groups, as a solo artist, and as a professional session musician, playing banjo, singing, and even performing with instruments like dobro or mandolin. She has released nine full-length albums, won numerous awards, and toured North America and Europe. Doyle has been a regional finalist in CBC’s Searchlight Canada competition and past winner of Bell Media’s contest, The Next Big Thing.

Whether creating a driving rhythm to hold a track together or shucking and plucking some leads to jump to the front of a song, Doyle has the versatility to go from beautiful and melodious songs to a full blast bootstompin’ hoe down. Her strong, but wonderfully frayed voice belts out captivating tunes and harmonies. Everything about Eliza Doyle’s music rings of an authenticity that takes you straight to the beating heart of folk and bluegrass music.